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Yes, but make sure they have good drainage holes. Jack

That is good news that you report! I'm glad the plants have survived the trip...and the 'Brat,' too! ;) Interestingly, a friend of mine was asking about Rosemary yesterday...he wants to start cuttings for some reason or the other. About those Jade cuttings. I'm sure you know this tip, but I might as well mention it for anyone else reading: root those Jades near a cool window, but no direct light. Josh

Actually everything traveled very well (except for the 'Brat') they were all trussed-up and loosely wrapped in some plastic...we had a small argument about watering them but she lost. It was so cool and they were riding behind is in sort of a dead zone. The Rosemary dried out to the point of being crisp but the Azalea leaves looked pretty good Saturday night so I left things alone. The Jade cuttings were bagged up and down inside of...

Hey there , I found out they are Ficus microcarpa . Even though they are very common now here in so cali , they are very very cool plants and seem to be fun to have around . I've bought a few and even though they can go into six inch pots , I potted them in ten inch pots and in full sun . I want bigger fatter roots . I'm not sure exactly how to go about getting them but I figured I'd just let them be for five or more years and...

I have a ficus microcarpa, as posted http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/bonsai/exch1216481617326.html. Let me know if you are interested!

Thanks Josh, I just looked it up and am adding it to the list. I think I will try all of the above. I'd like to start some from scratch, but I'd also like to buy something that has been trained/bonsai-ed a bit (I guess that's the term). This way I will have something decent to look at. Anyone know of any shops near me?

Spongy or maybe I should have said "mushy". Looking at it a little closer today I noticed that out of the 5 or 6 stalks or trunks that are there only 1 looks healthy. It is still green and the stalk or trunk is firm. Thanks for the help. I'll take it from the pot and report back.

I have grown junipers in a green house, with no apparent need for a cold period, but I have never been able to keep one alive for more than 6 weeks indoors. My list of prime suspects include: lack of light (houses are dark in the desert), lack of air circulation (the greenhouse had evaporative cooling), and/or a lack of difference between day and night temperature. Spider mites also play a role indoors, but I have had junipers dry up with no...

.... better to learn to water properly and use an appropriate soil than to compound problems by continuing to water improperly (or inappropriately) and use an inappropriate soil. What I advocated is a very well known and effective method of revitalizing trees in severe decline; and my offering was actually geared more toward leading readers away from a mix of equal parts of perlite and potting soil than anything else. Al

Thanks Jack! Do you think I could stick 2 Japanese Red Maples into one pot, then seperate them once they are bonsai size? Thanks anyone else as well! Ryan